New WR coach : Steve Watson

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Looks like a pretty good hire. Being a former all-pro NFL WR should help a bit with recruiting.
 

I have no idea of he can coach, but he was a heckuva player. Eventually one of these Broncos has to turn out well, right?
 

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Has there been any amount of retention of staff with significant successful NCAA experience during Brewster's tenure so far? It seems as though the program has run through it's share of NFL coaching talents...
 

tonypierce039 said:
Has there been any amount of retention of staff with significant successful NCAA experience during Brewster's tenure so far? It seems as though the program has run through it's share of NFL coaching talents...
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Cosgrove and Davis are at least two names that come to mind..
 


howeda7 said:
I have no idea of he can coach, but he was a heckuva player. Eventually one of these Broncos has to turn out well, right?
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I like this hire alot. Was a very accomplished receiver, supposedly a very likable guy.
Here's another tidbit, his kid went to Denver Mullen and played with Clint Brewster in 06-07.
Hopefully he's got the knowhow to teach a very young and talented group of receivers trick of the trade. Welcome Coach Watson!
 

Did you say Denver Mullen? Well that may be useful...
 

Watson understands the nuances of the position having both played and coached wide receivers. I guess Raymond Berry is his idol.
 

If true (I haven't seen a link), I like this hire, I remember him as a player, he was always very fundamentally sound, his connections to Denver Mullen is also an added bonus.
 




mkAz said:
If true (I haven't seen a link), I like this hire, I remember him as a player, he was always very fundamentally sound, his connections to Denver Mullen is also an added bonus.
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His kid went there, now at Michigan. I would expect him to have a much longer relationship with the HS coaches since he was around alot longer in Colorado than Brewster was. Hopefully it's just a added bonus to a great overall coach though.
 

This is a way better idea than hiring Rae Carruth
 






Another Denver Broncos migrant? Looks like Brewster's focusing on connections, not qualifications. I hope this guy gets the job done and stays.
 

KoolAid said:
This is a way better idea than hiring Rae Carruth
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Hiring Rae Carruth would be the kill shot hire Brewster has been looking for.... What? somebody had to say it.;)

Seriously, this appears to be a very good hire. Hopefully he can teach others to run routes like he did.
 


magpie said:
Another Denver Broncos migrant? Looks like Brewster's focusing on connections, not qualifications. I hope this guy gets the job done and stays.
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Sometimes connections and qualifications intersect.
 

STPGopher said:
Hiring Rae Carruth would be the kill shot hire Brewster has been looking for.... What? somebody had to say it.;)

Seriously, this appears to be a very good hire. Hopefully he can teach others to run routes like he did.
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Well played sir.
 

Reusse is interviewing him right now. Unlike KFAN, KSTP seems to be interested in attracting Gopher fans.
 

UpnorthGo4 said:
Reusse is interviewing him right now. Unlike KFAN, KSTP seems to be interested in attracting Gopher fans.
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First week of new format has been great.

Few that I have heard.
Ron Gardenhire
Tim Brewster
Sage Rosenfelds
Steve Watson
Benilde St. Margaret's Basketball Coach
Dennis Denning, Retired St. Thomas Baseball
A gentleman who discussed the history of Speed Skating in MPLS.
 

UpnorthGo4 said:
Reusse is interviewing him right now.
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Did he have anything interesting to say? I don't really know much about him other than what I've read on here. I'm too young to remember his playing days.
 


Although I wasn't able to pay close attention to the interview, the following items were of particluar interest to me:

- Watson seems to be very good friends with Brew and sounds happy to be here.

- Reusse asked Watson if Brew's enthusiastic personality was for real, and of course Watson said that it is.

- Reusse's comments after the interview ended indicated that he thinks that Watson is a very good hire and there is a possibility that he will stay around for awhile just like he thinks Jeff Horton will not jump ship at the earliest opportunity.

- Similar to Reusse's interview with Brewster, after Watson's interview ended Reusse's supporting cast started making jokes about Gopher football and Reusse again said that he doesn't want to get into that kind of thing. Reusse said something to the effect that KSTP is trying to become the unofficial radio station for Gopher Sports.
 

UpnorthGo4 said:
Although I wasn't able to pay close attention to the interview, the following items were of particluar interest to me:

- Watson seems to be very good friends with Brew and sounds happy to be here.

- Reusse asked Watson if Brew's enthusiastic personality was for real, and of course Watson said that it is.

- Reusse's comments after the interview ended indicated that he thinks that Watson is a very good hire and there is a possibility that he will stay around for awhile just like he thinks Jeff Horton will not jump ship at the earliest opportunity.

- Similar to Reusse's interview with Brewster, after Watson's interview ended Reusse's supporting cast started making jokes about Gopher football and Reusse again said that he doesn't want to get into that kind of thing. Reusse said something to the effect that KSTP is trying to become the unofficial radio station for Gopher Sports.
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Could it be that a page has been turned here????
 

I think so. I don't believe that it was a coincidence that Brew was Reusse's first interview. And I don't believe that it was Reusse's decision. I think KSTP management has identified Gopher fans as a group that they want listening to their radio station.
 

Gopher fan demographics

I would guess the Gopher fan demographic is very good. Many would be college grads with a fair number of post grads - docs, lawyers, dentists, etc. Easy pickings for KSTP as KFAN has dropped the ball.
 

More Gopher Talk on KSTP

I've already listened to KSTP way more than I ever listened to KBARF. I would LOVE it if they became a more"official" station for all Gopher sports..Patrick has been talking a lot of Tubby stuff too. and surprisingly quite umm objective actually. I thought the Watson interview was quite insightful, especially about why he likes coaching at the College level as opposed to the pro's and how he thinks this program is about to turn the corner (of course, what ELSE could he say). Anyway, I like being able to listen to these...I have yet to find out if they have an internet site where you can pull these sound bites up and listen to them though. Anybody know?
 

I might have missed it...why did Watson leave a pro WR job for a college job? nm

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